Faith-Based Community Initiative: Department of State

Secretary of State John Kerry recognized the importance of religion in politics and  foreign policy when he recently announced a new State Department initiative–a faith-based community office. Shaun Casey, professor of Christian ethics at Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, will head the office. Casey also advised President Obama’s presidential campaign on outreach to religious voters. According to the The Huffington Post, religious leaders have campaigned for such an office for a long time.

You can read more about Casey and the office he will head  with the links below.

• The Religious News Service  has more on Casey.
• The Methodist Church also has a short biography of Casey
• The Department of State has a description of the office Casey will head.
• Here is The Washington Post report about the office.